Colleton County, SC jobs, unemployment and layoffs
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Show me jobs near meColleton County economy
4.0%
unemployment, Sep 2026
5.3% the month before
16,071
in the labor force
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics
38,623
people in Colleton County
Source: U.S. Census Bureau
$48,779
median household income
Source: Census ACS
28%
of workers in white-collar occupations
Management, business, financial and professional; Census ACS
Colleton County outlook: Steady
Built from public Bureau of Labor Statistics and Census figures. It describes the area, not any one employer in it.
- Private-sector jobs up 3.4% from 2022 to 2025
- Population up 2.2% from 2020 to 2025
- Unemployment 4.0%, down 1.3 points from a year ago
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Colleton County layoffs
No layoff notices naming Colleton County in the last 12 months are on file. The WARN Act covers employers with 100 or more workers, so smaller layoffs are not in it.
Workforce development and job centers
The public workforce board and American Job Centers serving Colleton County. They offer free help with job search, training and filing for benefits.
Laid off in South Carolina? How to file for unemployment in South Carolina (steps, weekly amount and the appeal deadline).
- Low Country Workforce Board
Beaufort, Colleton, Hampton, Jasper
Colleton Career Skills Center
Waterboro · Comprehensive · 843-630-0257
Monday -Friday 8:30am-4:30pm
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See your options after a layoffSources: Census Bureau and BLS (county unemployment is not seasonally adjusted); layoff notices from South Carolina’s published record; job counts from our live job board; IPEDS for colleges; CareerOneStop for workforce boards and job centers. South Carolina unemployment benefits and severance rules.
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